Automatic headlight.



B. H. BROWN, G. W. EDWARDS & E. T. MANWELL.

AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT.

v APPLICATION FILED MAR.10, 1913. V 1,80,56 Patented Dec. 2,1913.

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' AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1913.

1,080,256. Patented Dec.2,,1913.

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EH8 7 0 wn' GWdu/arda I Automatic Headlights, of which the followportion of an automobile equipped with our provide an automatic head light which will provide a device of this nature which shall prove devices of this nature to render them novel features of construction and arrangement of parts as we shall here nafter fully UNITE NT OFFICEf Y1 BENJAMIN H. BROWN, GEORGE W. EDWARDS, AND EDMUND '1. MANWELII, Q15

MARYSVILLE,

CALIFORNIA.

To all wk am it mayconcern 'Be' it known that we, BENJAMIN H. Bnowu, Gnonen W. EDWARDS, and EDMUND TVMANWELL," citizens of the United States, residing at Marysville, in the county of Yuba and State of California, have invented'certain new and useful Improvementsm vmgiis aj specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. This invention comprehends certaln new and useful improvements head lights for vehicles and relates more particularly to automatic head lights designed for use on motor vehicles.

The primary object of the invention is to always throw, its rays in the path of the vehicle toavhich it is attached and which when desired, may be easily rendered inoperative.

Alfurther object of the invention is to e extremely simple in construction and which may be easily applied to any make of The invention also aims to generally immoreuseful and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view, as shall become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain describe and claim.

For acomplete understanding of our in vention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawin'gs, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the front automatic head light. Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing our device applied to the Fig. 3 is a front Fig. 4c is a View through one of the lamp supporting brackets taken on'the plane of 1ine"44 in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the angular connecting member, and Fig. 6 is a view taken on the line 66 in Fig. 1.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 10, 1913.

right angles bracket 7 Serial No. 753,401.

Fig. 7 is a detail socket member.

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perspective view of the parts are referred to in the 1501* -55. companying drawing by like reference char Referring to the drawing by numerals-1* designates the fore supported by the springs 2 resting on the axle 3, which axle is provided tomary, with stub spindles 4. is provided with a steering arm-5 which is connected posite steering arm by the steering supporting rod 6. A

part of an automobile 6 0 as is cus Each spindle-- rearwardlyextending to the op- 6 bracket 7 is secured to the vehide in vertical alinement with the axle 3 and has its outwardly extending upper end portion of the. bracket 7 her having an upper arm 8 which normally extends outwardly at right angles to the machine and-a lower arm 9 which also pro-j the rear of the upper" These arms are formed from a and extend from a verf which serves to space Ball bearjects outwardly but tioned somewhat in arm 8. single piece of metal tical central portion thev arms one above has its outer end p'osi the other.

upper end bent outwardly at 'gj to the vertical portion. This' 70 supports a connecting mem- T i ings 10 are held between the lower 'ar1n'9" and the bracket 7 by annular. formed in said members.

through the inner end of the outward bracket. A verthe clip 13 and has its upper and connected to the outer end of the arm9. These con-v race ways A bolt 11 passes the arms 9 and extending portion of the and serves to hold the connecting rod 12 is secured nections are made through the mediumlof suitable joints 13'.

Lamp supporting brackets 14 are secured to the front of the automobile 1. Each 0mprises a vertical portion 15 which supports a base plate 16, said base formed with an annular channel per face and provided with a downwardly extending sleeve '17. A cap plate 18 provided with a spindle 19 is, retained on the plate being "1 in its up-;

base plate by a pin passing through theend vention, we

of the spindle 19. Ball bearings are interposed between the cap and base plates and eliminate, as far as possible, frictional resistance. Each cap plate is provided with a longitudinally extending arm 20 connected intermediate of its ends to a vertical standard formed integral with the center of the upper surface of the cap plate. The forward. portions of the arms 20 support the lamps 21 and the rear ends of these arms are connected by the telesco ic bar 22. This bar is pivotally connecte at its ends to the arms 20 and may be secured in any adjusted position by the set screw 23. One of the arms 20 is provided intermediate its ends with an outwardly extending arm 24 which is connected to the rearwardly extending rod 25 through the medium of a ball and socket joint 26. The rear end of the rod 25 is adjustably secured within the socket 27, said socket being formed at its rear end with a longitudinal projection to which is rigidly secured a downwardly extending connecting pin 28, which is adapted to fit within the circular opening 29 in the outer end of the arm 8. A flat spring 30 is secured at its forward end in any suitable mannerto the lower face of the socket 27 and projects rearwardly beyond the end of said socket. This spring, by engaging the under side of the arm 8, serves to hold the connecting pin 28 in position.

In order that the head lights may be rendered inoperative when desired, we have provided the arm 8 with a longitudinal groove 31 which communicates at its inner end with the circular opening 32. By removing the connecting pin 28 from the opening 29 and sliding it along in the groove until itengages the walls of the opening 32, the lamps 21 are prevented from turning with each motion of the steering gear. It will be seen that since the opening 32 is in vertical alinement with the bolt 11, a pivotal motion of the connecting member will not affect the socket 27 and therefore, the

lamps will not be moved.

' It will be seen from the foregoing description that when the steering rod 6 is shifted laterally in either direction its motion is transmitted through the medium of v the vertical rod 12 and'the horizontal, connecting rod 25 to the lamp brackets 14. When the automobile is turned to the right, theaction of the steering rod upon the afore- 1 mentioned connecting members is such as to cause thelights to also shift to the right, thus always throwing their rays directly in the'path of the machine.

It isto be understood that while we have shown'a preferred embodiment of our' in do not wish to be limited to the exact construction and arrangement of the parts herein described and shown, but may upper make such changes as fall within the sco e and spirit of the invention as defined by t e appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is 1. In a device of the character described,

the combination with the steering mecha-' nism of a vehicle, a laterally extending connecting member pivotally connected to the body of the vehicle, lamps nected to the vehicle forwardly of said connecting member, a rod connecting said lamps, a vertical rod connected at its lower end to the steering mechanism and at its end to said connecting member, a rearwardly extending rod connected at its pivotally con-.

forward end to one of said lamps, the rear end of said rearwardly extending rod beingconnected to said connecting member, and means whereby the rear end of said rearwardly extending rod may be adjusted longitudinally of said connecting member to render the device inoperative, as and for the purpose described. j

2. In a device of the class described, the

combination with the steering mechanism of I of a connecting member pivotally saidv f a vehicle, connected to thebody of the vehicle, member comprising apair of outwardly projecting arms arranged one above the other, a vertical rod connected at its lower end to the steering mechanism and at its upper end to the lower arm of the connecting member,

and

having an outwardly projecting'arm,

' said a rod connected at its forward end to lamps pivotally connected to the vehicle, a I 7 rod connecting said lamps, one of said lamps I lamp and at its other end to the upper arm of said connecting member, as and forthe purpose described.

3; In a device of the class described, the combination with the steering mechanism of a vehicle, of a connecting memberpivotallyv connected to the body of the vehicle,said connecting member comprising a pair of. outwardly projecting arms -'arranged one above the other, a vertical rod connected at its upper'end to the lower arm of said connecting member-and at its lower end to the steering mechanism, lamps pivotally connected to the body of said vehicle forwardly said lamps, and arearwardly extending rod of said connecting member, a rod'connecting pivotally connected at it's forward end tojone" of said lamps, rod beingadjustably connected at itsre' ar end to the upper arm of said connecting member, as and. for the purpose described.

4'. In sa the combination with nism of a motor vehicle, a connecting memsaid rearwardlv, extending,

device of the character described,"-

the steering mecha-.

ber comprising a pair of outwardly project- 'ing arms arranged one above the other. and

pivotally connect d to the b dyr f. the

hicie, a vertical rod connected at its upper end to the lower arm of said connecting member and at its lower end'to the steering mechanism, lamps pivotelly connected to the body of said vehicle, a rod connecting said lamps, the upper arm of said connecting member being provided Withe plurality of openings, and a reerwardly extending rod pivotally connected at its forward end to one of said lamps, said rod being connected at its rear end in one of the openings in the upper arm of said connecting member, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof We hereunto aflizi- 0111: signatures in the presence of twowit- 15 messes,

BENJAMIN H. BROWN. GEORGE W. EDWARDS. EDMUND T. MANWELL. Witnesses Tom E. BEVAN, WHLIA'M P, RIoH. 

